Dartmouth Police Department promotes James Storey and Frank Oliveira

Wednesday

DARTMOUTH -- The Select Board has approved promotions for two senior members of the Dartmouth Police Department.

Capt. James Storey was named deputy chief and Detective Frank Oliveira was named sergeant at the recommendation of Police Chief Brian Levesque.

Storey has been with the department since 1994, starting as a dispatcher and rising through the ranks to patrolman and beyond, Levesque said. He has been a captain since 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and, prior to joining the department, served in the U.S. Navy for nine years, mostly on submarine duty.

"During his military career he received many individual and group awards, and the New York State Medal of Honor," Levesque said.

Storey is also an organ donor, having donated a kidney to someone in need in 2005, according to the chief.

"Serving as our accreditation manager, he was instrumental in earning accreditation by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation manager in March," Levesque said.

The Dartmouth Police Department is one of 76 agencies in the state to hold the designation, Levesque said.

Oliveira has been a Dartmouth officer for 15 years. Levesque said Oliveira was "extremely active" as a patrolman and field training officer. For the past eight years, Oliveira has worked in the department's investigative services division, and he works closely with the court system and Bristol County District Attorney's Office as a court liaison and evidence officer. He has an associate's degree in criminal justice and is pursuing a bachelor's degree, Levesque said.

"He has been a town resident for over 40 years and is an active member of the community," Levesque said of Oliveira.

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